{"id":70380,"date":"2015-08-03T15:43:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T13:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whalecottage.com\/blog\/?p=70380"},"modified":"2015-08-03T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T14:16:04","slug":"whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-3-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrisvonulmenstein.com\/blog\/cape-town\/whaletales-tourism-food-and-wine-news-headlines-3-august\/","title":{"rendered":"WhaleTales Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines: 3 August"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"image\"<\/a>Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

* \u00a0 \u00a0A diverse number of Capetonians who have influenced the character and culture of Cape Town will be honored by having their names linked to footbridges<\/strong><\/span><\/a> crossing Nelson Mandela Drive and Rhodes Drive. The City of Cape Town’s Naming Committee list includes poet Ingrid Jonker, Khomani San leader Dawid Kruiper, singer and composer Taliep\u00a0Petersen, and Father John Oliver.<\/p>\n

*. \u00a0Ebony gallery is opening an exhibition entitled ‘Modern Masters<\/em>‘ for First Thursday<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on 6 August, at 67 Loop Street, from 17hoo – 21h00. Works by Irma Stern, JH Pierneef, Walter Battiss, Erik Laubscher, Deborah Bell, Simon Stone and more will be on show. (received via email from Ebony)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0The first of the newly created accommodation properties of the Leeu Collection, luxury Leeu House (previously named Rusthof) on Franschhoek’s main road, will open on 1 December, with twelve rooms. Reservations have opened, at Tel (021) 492-2222. \u00a0(received via media release from Waterford Communications)<\/p>\n

* \u00a0Shark and general underwater photographer Lesley Rochart will be sharing her photographs about free-diving with sharks<\/strong><\/span><\/a> on Thursday 6 August at the One&Only Cape Town. The cost of R295 includes the talk as well as a buffet dinner at Reuben’s. (received via newsletter from the One&Only Cape Town)<\/p>\n

*. Tinashe Nyamudoka has been appointed as Beverage Manager and Sommelier at The Test Kitchen. He has previously worked at The Roundhouse, Nobu, Reuben’s One&Only Cape Town, and The Oyster Box. (received via media release from Manley Communications)<\/p>\n

Chris von Ulmenstein, Whale Cottage Portfolio:\u00a0www.whalecottage.com<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 Tel (021) 433-2100 Twitter:@WhaleCottage \u00a0<\/strong>Facebook: \u00a0<\/strong>click here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourism, Food, and Wine news headlines * \u00a0 \u00a0A diverse number of Capetonians who have influenced the character and culture of Cape Town will be honored by having their names linked to footbridges crossing Nelson Mandela Drive and Rhodes Drive. The City of Cape Town’s Naming Committee list includes poet Ingrid Jonker, Khomani San leader […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false},"categories":[7,3,124,266,20,22,21],"tags":[32378,257,31696,1745,4701,17293,31694,30,31693,13809,17280,7201,27428,31698,31692,31695,1094,26226,4837,2242,31697,7518,26282,5,6471,18720,32373,10,365],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t